Three Madison Township men arraigned in connection with beating of father and son

Three Madison Township men were arraigned Friday morning in Painesville Municipal Court in connection with a severe beating of a father and son on Thursday in the township.
Andrew M. Head, Ryan J. Mihalik and Shawn A. Mihalik appeared on video before Judge Michael Cicconetti for a brief hearing.
Head, 33, was charged with one count each of third-degree felony tampering with evidence, fifth-degree felony using weapons under disability and a first-degree misdemeanor of using weapons while intoxicated. Cicconetti set Head’s bond at $100,000 cash or surety for the felony charges and 10 percent of $10,000 for the misdemeanor charge.
Ryan Mihalik, 30, was charged with two counts of second-degree felonious assault, one count of third-degree felony tampering with evidence and a first-degree misdemeanor of using weapons while intoxicated. His bond was set at $250,000 cash or surety for the felonies and 10 percent of $10,000 for the misdemeanor.
Shawn Mihalik, 32, was charged with two counts of second-degree felonious assault and had his bond set at $250,000 cash or surety.
All three men also must not have contact with the victims or their families. Preliminary hearings have been set for Oct. 15.
The three men were arrested after Madison Township police responded to shots fired near Park and Tarbell avenues. Upon arrival, officers found two men, a 50-year-old father and his 27-year-old son, “severely beaten” and lying in the road on Park Avenue, according to a Madison Township Police Department statement.
The victims were transported by the Madison Fire District to the Lake Health Madison Emergency Department and then flown by medical helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. The more seriously injured victim is in “critical but stable condition” and appeared to sustain “severe head injuries, Madison Township Police Detective Timothy Doyle told The News-Herald on Thursday.
A handgun and other suspected weapons were found at the scene.
Doyle said the shots came from a gun discharged by one of the suspects, but it is not believed any person was hit by a bullet.
In addition to Madison Township police, Madison Village, Perry Village and North Perry Village police departments and the Lake County Crime Lab assisted at the scene.
The victims have not yet been identified.

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